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H2218 • 2025

An Act to further enhance behavioral health workforce development

An Act to further enhance behavioral health workforce development

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Sponsor
Kathleen R. LaNatra
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5319 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to further enhance behavioral health workforce development

An Act to further enhance behavioral health workforce development By Representative LaNatra of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to further enhance behavioral health workforce development By Representative LaNatra of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2218) of Kathleen R.
  • LaNatra and others relative to licensed mental health counselors and licensed supervised mental health counselors.
  • Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5319 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-07-18 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/28/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  5. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act to further enhance behavioral health workforce development
By Representative LaNatra of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2218) of Kathleen R. LaNatra and others relative to licensed mental health counselors and licensed supervised mental health counselors. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2218

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) shall direct the Commissioners of the Department of Mental Health (DMH), the Department of Youth Services (DYS), the Department of Children and Families (DCF), the Department of Public Health (DPH), and the Department of Personnel Administration, to update the official Job Classification Specifications to include Licensed Mental Health Counselors(LMHCs) and Licensed Supervised Mental Health Counselors (LSMHCs) to the full extent of their scopes’ of practice.

SECTION 2. Said revisions to the Job Classification Specifications must be completed by September 1, 2023. All relevant behavioral health job postings for positions in the aforementioned Departments under the jurisdiction of EEOHS will reflect these revisions by September 1, 2023.

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